Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-20

There IS coal FAMINE IN chicago ~
present.
Notice c. S. Gilbert's new adv. il
this issue.
4 load of wood wanted at this Office
Immediately.
w. Ii. Palmer was home visiting his
family over Sunday.
Rev. S. G. Belts has taken his de-
parture for Kentucky and Tennessee.
Elder McKellar has returned from a
trip TO friends and relatives i'll Canada
John Brink and wife, of Capac, visit
ed David Brown and family the past
week.
Monday was very windy, blustery
day and not very desirable TO the aver
age citizen.
Wm. II. Mitchell, of Port Huron, has
been visiting with JAS. Ferguson the
past week.
NJ. r. Miller has leased L. Duggan's
hotel and has removed his cigar factory
to that building.
The social club party at Peck did not
pan out very well on account Of the
inclement weather.
Misses Carrie Clark and Olive Nor
rill spent Saturday and Sunday with
John Collins and family.
Mrs. Streeter and daughter, of Fort
GratiOt have been visiting with the
family Of Jas. Ferguson the past week.
Now is the time to buy goods at cost
Call on Ovens Il BraidwOod and they
will give you prices that will surprise
you.
Jacob Menerey who went to Ever
green over week ago, is unable to re-
turn to this place on account of the
snow.
The roof of Geo. w. Bells livery barn
came near collapsing the other day on
account Of the large amount Of snow
thereon.
Again we call your attention to the
mammoth sale of stock at Roseburg,
Feb. 2. Mr.. Mcintyre has lot Of very
choice cattle.
The fellow who has to fuss building
his fires these cold mornings utters a
curse upon existing fuel, and prays for
natural gas.
No trains whatever passed this point
over the T. II. Il n. w. R'y, on Mon
day, and our citizens were lost without
their daily papers.
Elder r.. b. Brown will preach in
Central hall next Sunday at $3.50 p. IN.
An invitation is extended TO all to come
and hear the truth.
We are pleased to notice that Chas.
iIuntoon has so far recovered from
his recent illness as to be able to attend
TO his duties in Ovens q Braidwood's
store.
Mrs. Julia Barnum, OF Cleveland,
Ohio, and her daughter Mrs. Hannah
Woodland, of Speaker. visited Jason
Clark and friends in these parts last
week.
A very pleasant progressive euchre
party was INDUCED in by a number of
young folks from this place at VIM.
Mason's south of Brockway last week
Wednesday evening.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held at the NJ. f. church next Sunday
evening when Presiding elder, Rev. j.
Horton will preach and administer the
ordinance ofthe Lords supper.
We are in receipt of the Fourth An
nual Report of the Bureau Of Labor
and Industrial Statistics from G. V. X.
Pond, commissioner of labor for which
we return thanks. 1t is complete in
every particular.
On the 29th inst. the Detroit Even
ing Journal will commence the public
alton of new serial novel by Sidney
Luska, entitled, THE Yoke of the
Thorah." 1t will run II weeks. We
believe it is to the interest of our read
ers that they secure copies of the
above paper containing the story as it
is well spoken of.
The trial of Emma Moore charged
with shooting her divorced husband
Capt. Duncan McCaig, on the night of
March oath, last, came off in the circuit
court at Port Huron last week, and re-
suited in favor of the defendant. This
ended the most interesting and sensa-
tional murder trial ever held in st.
Clair county, and cost the Taxpayers
500.
Frank NJ. Fogg. of Lansing, was l6
days in making Liverpool from New
York, and SO completely overturned
were his opinions and everything else,
by the voyage that he is almost willing
to forgive the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties for their many shortcOm-
ings. Mr.. Fogg will get his alleys
and proceed Immediately to South
Africa.
We notice on Main street as well as
on the back streets great many prop
erty owners too lazy or indolent to clear
the snow from their sidewalks. They
will allow those who travel along the
front of their places to beat path for
themselves, and should two meet, one is
compelled to step out into the deep
snow to allow the other to pass. We
owners TO keep their sidewalks clear
from distractions. and if it is not COM
piled with, our village officers should
look after the matter and hire man
and team to go the rounds with snow
er Of the property.
We copy from THE WORD AND The
WAY the following sayings of eminent
clergymen concerning q new book just
published "'Christ Crowned Within
is clear, scriptural and warm with the
pulsations of Divine life. The method
is original, the style is attractive, and
the spirit most delightful? 1t is espec-
tally rich in apt quotations from Scrip
ture, very appropriate and spiritual
comments. and striking illustrations
from the lives of noted writers and
saints. i believe the book will be read
equally with any Bishop Taylor has
written. The evangelistic fire of the